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单词 goitrogen
释义

goitrogen

English

Etymology

Coined some time between 1945 and 1950, from goitre + -o- + -gen.[1][2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡɔɪtɹədʒən/, /-ˌdʒɛn/

Noun

goitrogen (plural goitrogens)

  1. Any agent that causes goiter, such as thiouracil.
    • "We have previously shown that treating rats with the reversible goitrogen 6-propyl-2-thiouracil (PTU) from birth to Day 25 increases testis size and sperm production in adulthood by up to 80% and 140%, respectively."[3]
    • "These results suggest that excess iodine induces thyroid involution in goitrogen-treated rats at least partially by apoptosis."[4]

Derived terms

  • goitrogenic

References

  1. Goitrogen in Dictionary.com
  2. Goitrogen in Merriam-Webster
  3. P. S. Cooke, J. Porcelli, R. A. Hess. Induction of increased testis growth and sperm production in adult rats by neonatal administration of the goitrogen propylthiouracil (PTU): the critical period. Biology of Reproduction. January 1992;46(1):146-54.
  4. [R. B. Burikhanov and S. Matsuzaki. Excess iodine induces apoptosis in the thyroid of goitrogen-pretreated rats in vivo. Thyroid. February 2000;10(2):123-9.]
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